Official Swarthmore Decisions: Class of 2012

interesteddad
Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:09:31 +0000

As a little background, the manticore is an inside joke.

The students voted for a new sports mascot last year. If I recall, the “manticore” was the joke nomination and might even have won the voting. It’s a made-up fictional animal.

“Phoenix” was selected as the new mascot. So, the Daily Gazette people are poking a little fun at their rival college newspaper by calling the special edition “The Daily Manticore”.